13:34 Wincanton

Saturday 26 December 2020

All12:2512:5913:3414:1014:4515:1915:50

Lord Stalbridge Memorial Cup Handicap Chase

Off time: 13:35 | Winning time: 6m 52.10s

1^st

Nearly Perfect

612-3

15/8f

T: N B KingJ: Jack Andrews (7)

Led, not fluent 1st, headed after 3rd, led 5th, not fluent 2 out, stayed on well op 9/4

2^nd

2 ¾

Sizing Cusimano

711-5

7/2

T: C L TizzardJ: Brendan Powell

Held up towards rear, closed after 8th, went 2nd before 17th until before 4 out, went 2nd again before 2 out, held by winner, stayed on op 3/1

3^rd

Smuggler's Blues

811-7

11/2

T: T R GeorgeJ: Lorcan Williams (3)

Tracked leaders, slow and lost place 2nd, not fluent next, hampered 10th, headway 14th, went 2nd before 4 out, mistake 3rd, lost 2nd before next, weakened approaching last op 5/1 tchd 9/2 and tchd 6/1

4^th

Cougar's Gold

910-9

28/1

T: P & M BowenJ: James Bowen

Held up towards rear, not fluent 12th, headway after 17th, weakened 3 out op 18/1

5^th

3 ¼

Barbrook Star

811-7

10/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: Ben Jones (3)

Chased leaders on inside, not fluent 11th or 12th, outpaced 14th, soon lost place, behind 3 out op 8/1 tchd 11/1

Also Ran

Realm Keeper

711-12

8/1

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch

Prominent, led after 3rd, headed 5th, lost 2nd before 17th, soon beaten, behind 3 out, blundered 2 out, pulled up before last op 10/1 tchd 11/1

Broadclyst

811-8

5/1

T: C J DownJ: Bryan Carver (3)

Tracked leaders, fell 10th op 6/1

Lac Sacre

1110-11

66/1

T: J L FlintJ: R T Dunne

Held up in rear, brought down 10th op 50/1

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Non-Runners

Normandy Soldier³⁰

Weight: 11-9| Age: 6

T: R Mitford-Slade J: M G Nolan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.60Pl:£1.10, £1.50, £1.60EX:£9.50Trifecta:£36.10Tricast:£29.29SF:£9.31Swingers:£2.00, £2.60, £4.10

Forecasts

Nearly Perfect (15/8), Sizing Cusimano (7/2), Broadclyst (5/1), Smuggler's Blues (11/2), Realm Keeper (8/1), Normandy Soldier (8/1), Barbrook Star (10/1), Cougar's Gold (28/1), Lac Sacre (66/1)

SIZING CUSIMANO has yet to get his head in front over fences but should find conditions ideal here having not got home over a marathon trip at Exeter last time so is fancied to fend off in-form Smuggler's Blues, who rates a big threat on the back of his excellent Plumpton second. C&D scorer Nearly Perfect is another who is sure to make his presence felt in a competitive handicap.

SIZING CUSIMANO
SMUGGLER'S BLUES (IRE)
NEARLY PERFECT

Previous Winners

2019

Worthy Farm

Weight: 11-12 |Age: 6

J: Bryony Frost | T: P F Nicholls

6/1

Prize Money

1st: £7,018.002nd: £2,061.003rd: £1,030.004th: £515.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00